Siyathemba Local Municipality

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Siyathemba
Local municipality
Official seal of Siyathemba
Seal
Location in the Northern Cape
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 29°40′S 22°40′E / 29.667°S 22.667°E / -29.667; 22.667
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictPixley ka Seme
SeatPrieska
Wards6
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorAndrew Phillips
Area
 • Total
14,725 km2 (5,685 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
21,591
 • Density1.5/km2 (3.8/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African18.8%
 • Coloured71.9%
 • Indian/Asian0.5%
 • White8.5%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 • Afrikaans93.7%
 • Xhosa3.1%
 • Other3.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNC077

Siyathemba Municipality (Afrikaans: Siyathemba Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[3]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
E'Thembeni 31301 2.14 3,073 Afrikaans
Marydale 31302 75.11 2,080 Afrikaans
Niekerkshoop 31303 31.01 2,001 Afrikaans
Prieska 31304 194.25 8,447 Afrikaans
Westerberg 31306 10.41 0 -
Remainder of the municipality 31305 7,938.90 1,920 Afrikaans

Politics

Main article: Siyathemba Local Municipality elections

The municipal council consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in five wards, while the remaining five are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 1 November 2021 no party obtained a majority of seats on the council.[4][5] The following table shows the results of the election.

Siyathemba local election, 1 November 2021
Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 3,289 3,310 6,599 44.4% 5 0 5
Siyathemba Community Movement 2,959 2,937 5,896 39.7% 1 3 4
Democratic Alliance 950 942 1,892 12.7% 0 2 2
Freedom Front Plus 200 221 421 2.8% 0 0 0
Economic Freedom Fighters 27 27 54 0.4% 0 0 0
Total 7,425 7,437 14,862 6 5 11
Valid votes 7,425 7,437 14,862 98.8%
Spoilt votes 91 94 185 1.2%
Total votes cast 7,516 7,531 15,047
Voter turnout 7,539
Registered voters 12,434
Turnout percentage 60.6%

References

  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  4. ^ "Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Seat Calculation Detail" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.


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